NAD: Behold. The Unicorn.

[TubeStack]

It's so beautiful

Congrats!!! I can't imagine the brutality of that wait

But can it do teh brutalz?

 

[paisleywookiee]

Thanks ladies and gentlemen (mostly gentlemen, I assume)! Tomorrow I'm off, so it'll be a day filled with tube warmth, and cork sniffery pedals fo sho.

 

[la szum]

Sweet!

 

[Baba]

Awesome brosef! You are a far more patient man than me, lol.

 

[JT]

But can it do teh brutalz?

 

[Elric]

So how is it different than a regular Badlander? Being a non-Badlander TGF outlier, I am not up on the subtleties of different BL flavors but if you waited forever I assume its got some special thing going on.

 

[jellodog]

So how is it different than a regular Badlander?

 

[JT]

So how is it different than a regular Badlander? Being a non-Badlander TGF outlier, I am not up on the subtleties of different BL flavors but if you waited forever I assume its got some special thing going on.

Tolex and knobs, iirc?

 

[paisleywookiee]

So how is it different than a regular Badlander? Being a non-Badlander TGF outlier, I am not up on the subtleties of different BL flavors but if you waited forever I assume its got some special thing going on.

Tolex and knobs, iirc?

Yeah it's all just cosmetics. But since we know knobs = toan, mine just sounds better. Or something.

 

[Desertdweller]

There are 3 badlanders, the 25 watt mini and then full size variants in 50w and 100w.

Hopefully we see more in the badlander line in the future, it's a fantastic series from Mesa.

Congrats on a great amp Jeff!!

 

[la szum]

Did Mesa finally get Marshall derived/British-centric tones right with the Badlander??
Lord knows they have taken a shot at those with a number of different amps over the
years---none of which seemed to last that long.

Weren't the Stilletto, Stilletto Ace, Electra-Dyne, and Royal Atlantic all touted at one time as
the great Mesa alternative for British flavoured overdrive??

 

[spawnofthesith]

Did Mesa finally get Marshall derived/British-centric tones right with the Badlander??
Lord knows they have taken a shot at those with a number of different amps over the
years---none of which seemed to last that long.

Weren't the Stilletto, Stilletto Ace, Electra-Dyne, and Royal Atlantic all touted at one time as
the great Mesa alternative for British flavoured overdrive??

I think the stillettos, ED and RA all produce good tones, not "marshall killers" but good tones none the less...

British mode on my roadster is the only option I'd say qualifies as a turd tho

 

[Desertdweller]

Did Mesa finally get Marshall derived/British-centric tones right with the Badlander??
Lord knows they have taken a shot at those with a number of different amps over the
years---none of which seemed to last that long.

Weren't the Stilletto, Stilletto Ace, Electra-Dyne, and Royal Atlantic all touted at one time as
the great Mesa alternative for British flavoured overdrive??

The Badlander, IMO, is so interesting because it's like a 5150 tone stack but with a little bit of recto and Marshall thrown in. It feels like the lineage is Stiletto --> Royal Atlantic --> Triple Crown, then perfected with the Badlander. But that's just my opinion and I think every one of these since the Stiletto was an awesome amp. Plus with the BL you have the added flexibility to run it with 6L6s if you want it closer to the traditional recto tone. But it sounds/feels to me a bit better with EL34s. Either is great though.

I think the stillettos, ED and RA all produce good tones, not "marshall killers" but good tones none the less...

British mode on my roadster is the only option I'd say qualifies as a turd tho

Brit mode on my Road King is a throw-away tone too IMO. I use channel 2 for cleans and I adore the Tweed mode on Channel 1. Channel 1 never leaves Tweed mode.

 

[spawnofthesith]

Brit mode on my Road King is a throw-away tone too IMO. I use channel 2 for cleans and I adore the Tweed mode on Channel 1. Channel 1 never leaves Tweed mode.

Yep exactly how I run my roadster, tweed on channel one for light to mid gain, clean or fat on channel 2 depending on guitar for cleans

 

[Stone]

I love Boogies but I also Love Marshall's, but really there are not many amps that i don't care for

 

[ejecta]

Congratulations on the new addition.

 

[TubeStack]

Did Mesa finally get Marshall derived/British-centric tones right with the Badlander??
Lord knows they have taken a shot at those with a number of different amps over the
years---none of which seemed to last that long.

Weren't the Stilletto, Stilletto Ace, Electra-Dyne, and Royal Atlantic all touted at one time as
the great Mesa alternative for British flavoured overdrive??

Having owned all those amps, the Electra Dyne is by far their best stab at it, for my preferences, although it is still very Mesa overall. The Dyne crunch channel is like a 70s JMP preamp welded to a Mark series Simul-Class power amp. Addictive JTM-like sag and touch responsiveness mixed with a massive Mesa 90W beast of a power amp.

 

[paisleywookiee]

The ED is awesome. Heavy as fuck.

 

[TubeStack]

The ED is awesome. Heavy as f**k.

Yes, the combo is, although I have the smaller-sized head (as well as the bigger one) and love it. The smaller one is about 40 lbs and pretty easy to deal with, considering the power available.

Anyway, I just realized I'm in your Badlander NAD thread going on about the Dyne (yet again). I'll shut up now.

 

[Desertdweller]

Having owned all those amps, the Electra Dyne is by far their best stab at it, for my preferences, although it is still very Mesa overall. The Dyne crunch channel is like a 70s JMP preamp welded to a Mark series Simul-Class power amp. Addictive JTM-like sag and touch responsiveness mixed with a massive Mesa 90W beast of a power amp.

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